Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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Long Beach State Volleyball Shares Big West Title, Prep For Conference Tourney

Mike Guardabascio

The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Volleyball is sponsored by Naples Island Car Wash. Visit NaplesIslandCarWash.com to learn more. Photo courtesy LBSU The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a share of the Big West championship after a pair of wins over UC Irvine last weekend. The No. 4-ranked Beach now […]

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Volleyball: Lakewood, Millikan, St. Anthony Earn Hardware

Mike Guardabascio

Lakewood, Long Beach Poly, Millikan and St. Anthony’s girls’ volleyball teams all got off to excellent starts in the last two weeks.  Our full girls’ volleyball preview launches tomorrow, be sure to come back and check it out! The Lancers took second place at the Tae Kim Molten Classic after falling to Redondo Union in […]

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CIF Water Polo Brackets Released, Tough Draw For Long Beach Teams

Mike Guardabascio

Last year was the most successful season in Long Beach girls’ water polo history, with both Wilson and Long Beach Poly making it to CIF Southern Section championship games. With the release of this year’s brackets on Saturday, it’s obvious that it will be tough for the city to repeat last year’s feat in 2019. […]